Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-24
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here by petition about 80 feet long.
The report explains itself;
BY an act Of Legislature Of this aot, passed
January 27th. 1881, the powers and privi-
leRes which the bill under consideration
to prohibit were fully and ex.
pressly conferred upon corporation OF
this State now existing and In successful
and active operation, and, therefore, such
a bill as that now under consideration could
not be enacted Into law without creating
conflict and confusion, and even II enacted
could not be eOnstitutlonally operative.
While your committee would be strongly
inclined to leglslate TO prevent any arrange.
ment on the part OF corporations which
would make 1t compulsory on their en-
ployes TO become members Of any beneh-
cInl, relief or insurance association, your
committees Investigations have failed to
disclose any such compulsory organization
within this State.
We have found this bill required such
radical changes that we are forced to re-
turn II without recommendation.
Senator Mcwhorter's bill to repeal the
State tax on lawyers and doctors found a
rocky road. The Senate struck out the
lawyers and when the House got hold of
tho measure to-day il at once knocked the
physicians out by an indefinite postpone
ment. Under the watchful care Of Mr..
Norny, who wants TO save enough out Of
the current year'sreceipts TO put up a new
ire-proof State library, the House will
keep Its eyes open for all. schemes that
menace the States revenue. The Supreme
Courts drummers' license decision has
taken of $1,000; the appropriation for
celebrating the centennial of the
Federal constitution has taken $4,000
more Captain Dasey's Assawoman
Bay Canal bill is asking for $4,000; the
State horticultural exhibition wants
teachers institutes and two or three other
objects are asking for smaller sums.
Against these is $4,000 saved by DR..
Chandler's refunding bill. Something OF
this feeling showed itself In the oppo.
sition that came very near defeating Mr..
Mulligan's Delaware City Manufacturing
Sites Exemption bill this morning, though
Mr.. Norny voted for that measure. II
was feared that its passage would en-
courage Wilmington manufacturers Ia
insist on repeal of the State
tar on materials and to urge that
thore was unfair discrimination in the
Delaware City legislation, which is JUS
such a bill as was passed to attract manu-
facturers to New Castle some years ago
IL was asked il that bill had done New
Castle any good and Mr.. Mccoy wal
unable to say that II had. Delaware Git,
asks that manufacturing sites of five acre.
or less shall be exempted from all taxa
ton State, county and municipal, TO
10 years from the time Of beinl
occupied by manufactures. In cas-
the factories fail TO come, on the othe
hand, the State resps no tax. Hence tn
issue was the abrogation of prospective
State taxation, and on this Issue Mr.. vii
son led the fight against the Mulligan bill
When the roll.call came Mr.. Wilson an,
his allies glided out of the chamber, leay
ing Just IA members (including Speake
pro tenn. NAPLES, just enough to pass
corporation act After some disoussio
as to whether this should be construed a
corporation act, il was passed by thos
IA votes.
The committee appointed by the stocl
holders of the Peninsular Fruit Exchang
az their February meeting to arrange ft
fruit growers convention, met to-day ,
the Hotel Richardson and directed Seer
tary w. N Brown to issue call for
convention Of growers, dealers and ShiI
pers Of New Jersey, Delaware and Mar,
land, to assemble in Courthouse Hal
this town, on May 18th next, to discu
the peach basket question aud final
arrange transportation matters. j..
Brown, DIR. RidgeIy and Representati
Taylor, were named committee to
range for the convention, engage spea
ers, 10.
Dover, March 2l.-Dr. Lewis intl
dueed his Delaware Central Railroad b
to-day. 1t sounds like an old acqnair
ance, though jerome Bradley's mar
does not figure in it. The corporate
named are John =. Robinson, Robert
Davis, Thomas E. Records, John Eli
rinRton, j. Thomas Lowe and John
Mustard. II John Harrington is intend
for Representative Harrington, that ge
tleman knows nothing whatever about
proposed railroad. The road is to sti
al the State line between Caroline count
Md, and Kent county, Del, at po
within ono mile of whiteleysburg a
run thence, passing through or near H'
rinpton, Milton and Lewes, to point
points on the Delaware bay between "a
sHenlopen and the mouth of Lewes' cree
Being IN obvious extension of MAJ
- hind line, provision il made for conso
dating with any railroad company
companies in or out Of the Sta
and a clause empowering the crossi
OF the track or tracks of any and
other railroad deals with an obstacle u
jerome Bradley claimed stood IN the "
Of building the road under torn
charter. Under the name OF the suss
Midland this projected road has been
paper and has figured in Legislation
many years past. Four years ago
jerks and two or three others, halli
from New York and Baltimore, ca
down here for some extension OF Susl
Midland privileges, which they failed
get, Il is believed that they either rep
sented Mr.. Bradley or had bought \
Bradley,s interest in the old oorporatl
Some four months later Mr.. jerks, in
DIV TO an inquiry, said he had sold on
bradley. With such history nobt
now takes much stock in the repiVa
this moss-grown scheme.
The House bill to extend for i've W
the term OF the trustees to sell the
almshouse propertyat Wilmington, pas
the Senate to day,
Willie Waller, the bright, active
obliRing little page OF the senate,
both father and maternal uncle on Sa
day. The former, John Waller, anu
latter, q Mr.. Truitt, both of this to
died within few hours of each othel
oonsumption. Their funerals Will
place tomorrow.
7 a.fx nntInA of Tic
nectAd hill TO establish a court of COM
pleas for New Castle county, pen
tribr nal designed to take charge OF
civil BUSINESS of the county.
Mr.. Smalley will offer resolution 2
morrow awarding Levi q. Bna,
$500 as a retainer to prosecute test
against the First National Bank OF
mington. The last Legislature dire
the Encouragement to proeeed 49,
banks that have refused to pay
"tax on shares" Proceeding to do sc
Encouragement was served WIFE ~ ~
junction, issuing from the United o
circuit court, restraining him from
Their proceedings against the bank MAJ
the object being to make test cas-
which the right of the State 10 eC
such tax might be judicially ascertal
The then State treasurer, Mr.. Ho9
thereupon, Thy authority vested IN ~
said Legislature, employed Mr., BIZ
counsel 70 defend the State. since
the ATTORNEY, general and MIR. Bird
.-1been engaged in preparing the case
trial.
DR.. Chambers new school Din pIo
for the abolition of the superint y
and the assistant superintendent %
schools, and the appointment, oy
government, on the second oa'ur ',
April next, of three county SUI
tendents, who shall give their
a,tantion IN the schools and shall Q